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March 04

Does fast food scare you?  It should.

Just (somehow) get a hold of the nutritional information for a typical fast food joint and prepare to be amazed.
There are shakes that are over 1,200 calories, burgers well over 600, and lets not mention the fries.  Just about every fast food place you go to is a death trap in terms of food health.  There are, perhaps, 10% of thier menu items that don’t exceed the fat/sugar/sodium intake guidlines.
A single typical meal at a McDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger King, et al is your WHOLE DAY.  Lets take an example:
Big Mac 560 Calories 30 Grams of Fat 47% Daily Value

Large Fries 520 Calories 25 Grams of Fat 38% Daily Value

Apple Pie 250 Calories 11 Grams of Fat 18% Daily Value

Medium Coke 210 Calories, 0 Fat

Lets do the math now, shall we?

1540 Calories, 66 Grams of Fat, 103% of Fat.
Well, that’s it, you are done now.  Hope you are full.  For a typical American, you don’t need 2000 or 2500 calories to live, 1500 is just fine.  Just ask diabetic patients losing weight.  Sick, isn’t it?  You ate your whole day at one meal
As a personal note, my wife and I have been on Weight Watchers for a year now.  She has lost 60Lbs, and I have lost 76Lbs. We stopped eating fast food, and learned what a portion size should be.  I hope the rest of America learns before this generation has a shorter life expectancy than the one before it.

 

Posted by on March 4, 2005 in General Comments

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